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Sunflower children

Nod to the sun.

Summer is over

School has begun.

Author Unknown

Reading is fun.

Reading is fun.

Reading is fun for everyone.

The more you read,

The better you read,

So read, read, read.

Nellie Edge

Touch your head

Touch your toes

Rub your stomach

And pinch your nose!

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Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear.

Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair.

Then Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn’t fuzzy.

Was he?

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Jelly in the bowl,

Jelly in the bowl,

Wiggle, waggle, wiggle,

waggle

Jelly in the bowl.

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Algy met a bear,

A bear met Algy,

The bear was bulgy,

The bulge was Algy.

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See you later, alligator

After a while, crocodile

Bye-bye butterfly

Give a hug, ladybug

Toodle-ee-oo, kangaroo

See you soon, raccoon

Time to go, buffalo

Can’t stay, blue jay

Manana, iguana

The end, my friend!

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Apples, Peaches, Pears, and Plums

Apples,  peaches,  pears,  and  plums,

Tell  me  when  your  birthday  comes?

January?  February?  March?  April?

May?  June?  July?  August?

September?  October?  November?

December?

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I pledge allegiance

To the flag

Of the United States of America

And to the republic

For which it stands

One Nation under God,

Indivisible,

With liberty and justice for all.

One potato,

Two potato,

Three potato,

Four.

Five potato

Six potato,

Seven potato,

More.

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I wiggle my fingers,

I wiggle my toes.

I wiggle my shoulders,

I wiggle my nose.

Now no more wiggles

Are left in me,

So I’m as still

As can be.

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Twinkle, Twinkle little star.

I’ve looked for you,

And here you are.

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Hello neighbor

What do you say? (clap!)

It’s going to be a happy day!

Greet your neighbor

And boogie on down

Give ‘em a bump,

And turn around!

traditional

The wheels on the bus go

Round and round,

Round and round,

Round and round.

The wheels on the bus go round and round

All through the town.

traditional

Two little sausages

Frying in a pan

One went POP

And the other went BAM!

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Fall is coming.

Fall is coming.

How do you think I know?

Leaves are falling,

I know it must be so.

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Goodnight, Sleep Tight

Goodnight

Sleep tight,

Don’t let

The bedbugs bite.

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The sun gets up in the east.

It sails across the sky.

The sun goes down in the west.

It goes to sleep

And so do I.

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Today  is  Monday.

Today  is  Monday.

Monday  meatballs

All  you  marching  children

Come  and  eat  it  up.

traditional

Old  McDonald  had  a  farm,

E-I-E-I-O!

And  on  this  farm

He  had  a ______________

E-I-E-I-O!

traditional

Rain  on  the  green  grass,

Rain  on  the  tree,

Rain  on  the  house top,

But  not  on  me!

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The  earth  revolves  around  the  sun  one 

time,  each year.

The  earth  revolves  around  the  sun  one 

time,  each year.

The  earth  revolves  around  the  sun  one 

time,  each year,  since  before  I  was  one…

And  now  I’m  6  years  old,  today!

Nellie Edge

Sunday,  Monday

Tuesday,  Wednesday, Thursday, 

Friday, Saturday.

Seven  days  a  week!

Sunday,  Monday

Tuesday,  Wednesday, Thursday, 

Friday, Saturday.

Then  we  start  again!

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Look  both  ways

Before  you  cross  the  street.

Use  your  eyes.

Use  your  ears.

And  then

Use  your  feet!

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The  more  we  get  together,

Together,  together,

The  more  we  get  together,

The  happier  we’ll  be.

For  your  friends  are  my  friends,

And  my  friends  are  your  friends.

The  more  we  get  together,

The  happier  we’ll  be.

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Hola Mis Amigos/ Hello My Friends
(tune: Goodnight Ladies)

Hola,  mis  amigos,

Hello,  my  friends,

Buenos  dias  ¿Como estan?

Good  morning!   How  are  you?

Estoy  bien,

I  am  fine,

Son  mis  buenos  amigos,

You  are  my  good  friends.

by Nellie Edge, Gina Edge and Susan Rodriguez

Adios  Amigos,

Goodbye  my  friends,

Hasta  la  vista,

Until  we  meet  again

traditional
shared by an Arizona
kindergarten teacher

Run!  Run!

As  fast  as  you  can!

You  can’t  catch  me!

I’m  the  Gingerbread  Man!

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Cats  here,  cats  there

Cats  and  kittens  everywhere.

Hundreds  of  cats,

Thousands  of  cats,

Millions  and  billions

And  trillions  of  cats.

Excerpt from Millions of Cats by Wanda Gag

Always stick with your Buddy!

Excerpt from Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann

Goodnight  comb.

And  goodnight  brush.

Goodnight  nobody,

Goodnight  mush.

Excerpt from Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

I pledge to myself, on this day.

To try to be kind, in every way.

To every person, big and small,

I will help them if they fall. 

When I love myself and others too;

That is the best tha I can do!

thank you Becky Leber original source unknown

Rain,  Rain,  go  away.

Come  again  another  day

Jolly  Joseph  wants  to  play.

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Teddy  Bear,  Teddy  Bear  turn  around.

Teddy  Bear,  Teddy  Bear  touch  the  ground.

Teddy  Bear,  Teddy  Bear  show  your  shoe.

Teddy  Bear,  Teddy  Bear

I  love  you.

adapted by Nellie Edge

Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes

Head  and  shoulders,  knees  and  toes.

Knees  and  toes!

Head  and  shoulders,  knees  and  toes.

Knees  and  toes!

I’ve  got  eyes  and  ears

And  mouth  and  nose,

Head  and  shoulders,  knees  and  toes.

Knees  and  toes!

I’m  healthy,  happy,

Feel  fantastic—

Boy  am  I  enthusiastic!

author unknown

I—straight  down

From  head  to  toe,

Then  across  the  top

And  across  the  toes.

That’s     how     “I”     goes—

I  know!

Nellie Edge

M-o-m spells mom.

D-a-d spells dad.

Y-o-u spells you.

and M-e spells me.

Nellie Edge
See ASL Video Clips

L-o-v-e spells love.

L-o-v-e spells love.

L-o-v-e  L-o-v-e

L-o-v-e spells love.

Nellie Edge
See ASL Video Clips

I always start my letter  at 

the top (The top!)

I always start my letters at 

the top

(The top!)

When I write another letter,

I get better, better, better,

If I always start my letters at the top. 

(The  top!)

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I can — c-a-n.

I can — c-a-n.

I can — c-a-n.

Yes, I know I can!

By Nellie Edge and Kathie Bridges

You can say the

And

You can say thee

But it’s always spelled

t-h-e.

traditional

Here’s an apple for you parents:

Parents are teachers too.

And parents you’re our partners—

Thank you for all you do.

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adapted by Nellie Edge

A Sailor Went to Sea

A sailor went to sea, sea, sea

To see what he could see, see, see.

And all that he could see, see, see

Was the bottom of the deep,

blue sea, sea,  sea.

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Good  morning  to  the  bus,

Good  morning  to  the  school,

 Good  morning  to  the  papers  and  the  pens,

Good  morning  to  the  teacher,

Good  morning  to  the  classroom,

Good  morning  to  all  my  new  friends.

adapted from The Good Morning Song by Bob and Marlene McCracken

What’s  your  name?

Puddlin’  Tane?

Ask  me  again

And  I’ll  tell  you  the  same!

traditional

My  name

Is

Most  especially

The  thing

They  use

For  calling

Me

traditional

We  never  hurt  anyone

On  the  inside,

And  we  never  hurt  anyone

On  the  outside.

We  help  each  other—

and

We  keep  our  classroom  clean.

We  practice  Kindergarten  Kindness.

with inspiration from Kathie Bridges

Big  apples,

Little  apples,

Medium-sized  too.

I  like  all  apples,

How  about  you?

traditional

Red  apples,

Green  apples,

Yellow  apples  too.

I  like  crunchy  apples,

How  about  you?

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(Substitute each child’s name and idea: Josh likes Caramel Apples)

This  is  apple  happy.

This  is  apple  sad.

Now  you  see  her  sleepy.

Now  you  see  her  mad.

This  is  apple

In  small  pieces,

But  in  a  pie—

She’s  best  of  all.

traditional
adapted by Susie Haas

Take  an  apple  round  and  red

Don’t  slice  down,

Slice  through  instead.

Look  inside

And  you  will  see,

A  special  star

For  you  and  me!

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I Like Apples

I  like  apples

Munch,  munch,  munch!

I  like  apples

Crunch,  crunch,  crunch!

traditional

Way  up  high

In  the  apple  tree,

Two  little  apples

Smiled  down  at  me.

I  shook  that  tree

Just  as  hard  as  I  could.

Down  came  the  apples,

Mmmmmmm,  they  were  good.

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Additional Poems for Children to Memorize, Recite and Perform...

The following three copyrighted poems are also favorite ones to learn in September and recite all year long.

They are not available for downloading: find them at your library or in our Poetry Anthology Collections.

The Little Turtle
There was a little turtle,
   He lived in a box...

Vachel Lindsay

From Poetry Collection,
Poetry Anthology, Volume I, purchase at our Online Bookstore.

by Nellie Edge

Fairies
Don't go looking for fairies
They'll fly away if you do...

Eleanor Farjeon

From Poetry Collection,
Small Poems of Some Delight, purchase at our Online Bookstore.

by Nellie Edge

Alligator Pie
   Alligator pie, alligator pie
If I don't get some...

Dennis Lee

From Poetry Collection,
Poetry Anthology, Volume II, purchase at our Online Bookstore.

by Nellie Edge